Strategic Merchandise Planner | Turn & Margin Expert

Free People; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

PTO

Employee discounts

Retirement plan

Job summary

Free People in the United States is seeking a Merchandise Planner to maximize sales and profit by developing sound plans for one or more departments. You will partner with merchants to monitor weekly performance, manage receipts and inventory, and translate trend directions into profitable strategies. This role emphasizes collaboration, analytical thinking, and strong Excel skills.

This position offers the chance to influence assortment decisions and drive margins across the store network.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in a Planning or Allocation Analysis role.
• Strong financial and analytical skills.
• Results oriented.
• Creative problem solver/ “outside the box” thinker.
• Strong communication skills.
• Works well in teams.
• Strong excel skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring the success of one or more departments by meeting or exceeding sales, gross margin, and inventory turn.
• Partnering with the merchants to monitor and evaluate sales of current styles on a weekly basis.
• Collaborating with planning and merchant team to identify any business opportunities.
• Partnering with the buyer and planning manager to effectively manage receipts and inventory.
• Maximizing opportunities thru key item programs.
• Clearly communicating and providing reporting and analysis to highlight important trends and/or support key initiatives.
• Utilizing the OTB to drive business.
• Partnering with allocation to understand store level strategies.
• Building strong partnerships thru constant communication and collaboration with merchant team.
• Taking trend and merchant direction and interpreting it into a profitable strategy

Skills

Strong financial and analytical skills

Results oriented

Creative problem solver

Strong communication skills

Works well in teams

Tools

Excel

Job description

Free People in the United States is seeking a Merchandise Planner to maximize sales and profit by developing sound plans for one or more departments. You will partner with merchants to monitor weekly performance, manage receipts and inventory, and translate trend directions into profitable strategies. This role emphasizes collaboration, analytical thinking, and strong Excel skills.

This position offers the chance to influence assortment decisions and drive margins across the store network.